Killing people is not a nod to the head, but it is not easy to make such a determination, although it is said that the materials of Qu Qingze's investigation are very detailed, but to really pass this decision, some work still needs to be done.

According to the list drawn up in advance, more than 40 officers of the border army were arrested, and this action was carried out very quickly, so that Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui and others were a little caught off guard.

All the officers who were caught, among the border troops, were not good influenced, and it could even be said that they had done a lot of evil, and it is needless to say what kind of encounter these people would have if they were caught.

People who can be so arrogant in the army must have something to rely on behind them, that is to say, the relationship between these officers and the above is still good, and the impact of arresting these people will definitely be great.

Sun Chengzong, the former head of the cabinet, died, Su Tiancheng returned to Ningyuan, and there was such a big move, could it be that something happened in the capital, for a while, Liaodong was a little shocked, and then the Jin Emperor Taiji took the initiative to write a letter to the emperor, asking for a handshake and peace, and the news slowly spread out, so in this case, all kinds of discussions appeared.

Su Tiancheng will not waver, once he makes up his mind, he will not have the slightest hesitation, no matter whether there is a change in the court, but the military discipline of the border army must be rectified, let such a bad habit spread, for the army, the devastating impact of the soldiers, the previous border army, what they thought of was to stick to the city, and they would never think of attacking, let alone destroying the Houjin Eight Banner Army, and being able to hold the city, they felt satisfied.

Through such a long period of observation and feeling, Su Tiancheng has already realized that the border army has no confidence and fighting spirit at all, since the battle of Dalinghe in the fourth year of Chongzhen. The fighting spirit of the border army was completely lost, and what they hoped for every day was that the Houjin army would not attack, and the officers and sergeants could not see the future, although it was said that the Jiangning battalion was stationed in Liaodong and took Dalinghe City with lightning speed. However, the deep-seated fear of the border army has not been completely eliminated, and the biggest problem lies in the officers at all levels of the border army, who can be described as arrogant and lascivious, do not abide by military discipline, and exploit the sergeants, and not only cannot arouse the passion of the sergeants. On the contrary, it played a very bad role, but these officers are all people valued by the above, and some are even confidants.

Under such circumstances, rectifying military discipline has become a very urgent task.

Su Tiancheng knew that the army was different, and he should rectify the officials. In a short period of time, there will be no fluctuations. Even if it is against the gentry and wealthy households, the impact will come out slowly, but the army is different, if you don't pay attention to it a little, and there is a mutiny, then the gains outweigh the losses.

Hong Chengchou, Xu Eryi and Qu Qingze sat in the wing. Looking at Su Tiancheng walking around, everyone's expressions were a little serious, everyone knew that they were discussing something today.

Su Tiancheng was not verbose.

"You all talk about this matter, how to deal with it."

Hong Chengchou looked at everyone. First spoke.

"My lord thinks that this matter still needs to be cautious, after all, what needs to be dealt with this time are all officers of the border army, if these things happen in the Jiangning battalion, there is no need to hesitate, it must be dealt with, but the situation of the border army is different, the lower officer has brought a lot of sergeants before, and there are generally these problems, when he was at war with the rogue, in order to be able to stabilize the army, it was also a little compelling, and the border army had been guarding the border for many years, and the danger faced by the border army was naturally the most. If they are all beheaded, I am afraid that it will cause some fluctuations. ”

Su Tiancheng didn't speak, looking at Xu Eryi, he also wanted to hear what Xu Eryi thought about this matter.

After Hong Chengchou finished speaking, Xu Er spoke.

"My lord, the lower officials think that severe punishment is necessary, but the impact is so large, the lower officials feel that they still need to be cautious, mainly to avoid triggering fluctuations in the border army, although the Jiangning battalion can control the situation, but if there are fluctuations, the court side, I am afraid that they will complain again."

Xu Eryi's words made Su Tiancheng ponder, from the current situation, what kind of changes will occur in the imperial court, it is really a little unclear, he is ready, in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, to establish his own range of potential, and he is about to start moving, in this case, if he falls out with the adults in the imperial court, it will definitely be no good, on the one hand, Su Tiancheng needs to have his own potential, on the other hand, Liaodong must not be chaotic, Otherwise, all their hard work will be in vain, the idea that with the army, you can handle everything, must be wrong, besides, the Ming Dynasty must not be able to mess up, if Houjin really broke through the capital, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Master Qu, tell me what you think."

Seeing that Su Tiancheng had been pondering, Qu Qingze also seemed a little cautious.

"My lord, the lower officials think that what Lord Xu said is some truth, Huang Taiji wrote a letter to the emperor, asking for a handshake and peace, this matter has spread in Liaodong, causing a certain impact, some people even think that Liaodong will have no war from now on, the emperor will eventually make a decision, so many years, the border army is also a little war-weary, in this case, the punishment of the first evil, it is very important, the impact is so large, it may cause some fluctuations, if this fluctuation, spread to the court, Those who give the matter and the imperial history will definitely try their best to impeach, and if they don't do it well, the emperor will think that Liaodong really doesn't need to focus on defense. ”

Su Tiancheng sighed, Hong Chengchou and Xu Eryi's opinions were inconsistent with what he thought, Qu Qingze also said these words according to the situation in Liaodong, if he forcibly made a decision, the effect would definitely be bad, some words, Su Tiancheng was not easy to say, he couldn't make up his mind, I don't know what the Dao Imperial Court thought of Liaodong.

"This matter, we will discuss it tomorrow, after you go back, think about it, and I will also think about it seriously."

In the evening, Qu Qingze asked to see him, and Su Tiancheng quickly arrived at the wing.

Qu Qingze brought a letter, and seeing the appearance of the letter, Su Tiancheng knew that this was a letter from the capital.

He did not avoid Qu Qingze and opened the letter directly.

This letter was written by Lu Shanji.

Looking at it, Su Tiancheng's body trembled a little, and his face turned a little pale, the situation in the court, he finally knew that these situations, it is impossible for the Jinyiwei dark line to report, after all, Jinyiwei is still under the control of the imperial court, and the dark line will not report the things that are unfavorable to him, or the things directly arranged by the imperial court.

Qu Qingze still stood opposite, did not sit down, saw Su Tiancheng's expression, Qu Qingze also knew that the things mentioned in the letter were definitely not trivial, otherwise Su Tiancheng would not have behaved like this, after so many years, what kind of situation has not been experienced, it is said that Su Tiancheng can bear it.

After Su Tiancheng read it, he directly handed over the letter.

"Lao Qu, take a look too."

Qu Qingze was a little surprised, looked at Su Tiancheng, took the letter with some hesitation, and looked at it carefully.

Qu Qingze's reaction was much more intense, his eyes were round, as if he was about to scold.

After reading it, Qu Qingze was about to speak.

"Lao Qu, don't be in a hurry to lose your temper, if you encounter such a thing, how are you going to deal with it."

Qu Qingze opened his mouth without thinking.

"My lord, if you change to a lower official, you will kill those who are given to the middle of the matter and the imperial history, they don't know the situation in Liaodong, but they grasp some things in the past, I don't know if these things are agreed by the emperor, they are so impeached, don't they say that the emperor is wrong."

A smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face.

"Lao Qu, in the letter, there is not only one thing, but also another thing, what do you think, what you think, say whatever you think."

"My lord, the understanding of the lower officials is clear, when the Liukou was exterminated, the imperial court also adopted the policy of appeasement, what is the result, the more appeasement, the more rampant the Liukou is, and finally endangered the northern provinces, if it is not for the adults to exterminate the Liukou, I don't know what the Dao is like now, the Emperor Taiji of the Houjin proposed to shake hands and make peace, everyone knows the Dao, there is no good heart in it, and the Emperor Taiji has not suffered any losses, why should he bring up the peace. It's not that I saw that the Jiangning battalion and the border army were slowly becoming stronger, in order to avoid the fate of annihilation, so they proposed to make peace, if those adults in the court thought that Huang Taiji was showing weakness, it would be stupid. ”

"Lao Qu, what you said is very good, Huang Taiji will bring it up for Lu to shake hands and make peace, you can see the truth clearly, can you say that those adults in the court can't see it?"

When Su Tiancheng said this, Qu Qingze's face turned pale in an instant, he actually thought of this layer of truth, but he didn't want to pierce this layer of window paper.

There was silence in the room, and after a while, Su Tiancheng spoke.

"Lao Qu, in the imperial court, in the near future, there will definitely be changes, as for what will happen, I don't want to say more, I can't force you, what kind of choice should be made, you have to know in your heart, this matter, I'm afraid it can't be delayed, I give you two choices, either I recommend you to the imperial court, you go back to the capital, enter the sixth department or directly enter the Jinyiwei, the rank is definitely higher than now, or you stay in Liaodong and continue to collect intelligence, but don't focus on relying on the Jinyiwei dark line, It's time to develop your own intelligence network. ”

The meaning of this is very clear, the choice in front is to return to the court and follow the emperor, and the choice in the back is to follow Su Tiancheng, it is very difficult to say that such a choice.

Unexpectedly, Qu Qingze did not hesitate at all.

"My lord, Xia Guan has already made a decision, follow your lord's side, Xia Guan will stay in Liaodong and start to redevelop the intelligence network." (To be continued......)